Re: Uninstall issue wrt/ the asp.net hack

Peter Imburg wrote:
> I found a small uninstall (and arguably install) issue with an easy
> work around but which might be a good bug to fix.
>
> Here's the steps to reproduce:
>
> Install Tortoise with the asp.net option checked. Decide you don't
> want that asp.net hack.... so uninstall Tortoise. Reinstall Tortoise
> with the asp.net option *unchecked*.
>
> Expected behavior: Tortoise would not do the asp.net hack anymore.
> Actual behavior: Tortoise continues to do the asp.net hack
>
> Work around: Go into your system environment variables and remove
> the variable SVN_ASP_DOT_NET_HACK .
>
> I think that the uninstall operation should unconditionally remove
> the hack environment variable if it exists. It might also be a good
> idea to remove the variable on install if it exists and the hack
> option is unchecked.
>
> I know it sucks to have bugs related to what is a hack in the first
> place. However, I thought the list might find this info helpful.

We must not remove the variable on uninstall. That's why msi doesn't do
it, and we must not force it to do it.
The reason is simple: you may have other Subversion clients installed
which need that variable.

In the upcoming 1.4.0 release, that option in the installer is gone. It
has been replaced by an option in the settings dialog.

Stefan

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